Vivek Ramaswamy Was Created in a Right-Wing Online Edgelord Factory

It’s easy to look at Vivek Ramaswamy’s debate performances and dismiss him as a jerk. And, of course, he is. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that his jerkiness has been repudiated and he is, therefore, marginalized.

A more accurate interpretation is to view Ramaswamy as a product of his times, and that people who share his style are on the rise.

In case you missed it, Ramaswamy more than delivered on his promise of an “unhinged” GOP debate performance on Wednesday night. He began by attacking the moderators and saying that they should be replaced by Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk. Later, he seemed to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “Nazi.”

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